A beautiful French chateau nestled in a quiet backwater of rural France. It's a designer's dream -or at least it might be if only it weren't for the chateau's owner, local bad-boy-made-good Gabriel Dubois. But in her hasty search for a new life of peace and quiet, far from London and her stinky ex-cheater husband, Patrick-le-Pew, Darcy never quite took into account the man who is now her new boss.

From the author of "I Married a Pirate", comes a funny, romantic, tender new story about Rosie, who prefers dogs to men, and her stunningly attractive, sexy, handsome houseguest. An A-list filmstar, he's spoiled, arogant, and selfish. He's never thought of anyone else in his life. But he's also lost. And very unwanted. He has big brown eyes, and Rosie has always had a soft spot for a stray dog...

What would you do if your favorite pastime took an unexpected turn into a world of riches, family secrets and deceit? Two worlds collide as American girls, Penny and Laine, in London for a half-marathon, stumble on a clue that unravels the world of young French aristocrat, Jacq Laurent. Follow them as they race through three countries to solve the Laurent family mystery. A Beautiful Song awaits…

There are two main characters in this book. First a novelist who buys a chateau in France and the second, the chateau itself. The house has hidden secrets, the writer uncovers them.
The search includes Nazi records to find out the fate of the Raphaels, previous owners of the house. But local guilty secrets are disturbed to an extent where murder is a distinct probability.

France's Loire Valley is honeycombed with thousands of caves, a number of which are open to the public. This is your guide to nearly 200 cave lodgings, cave restaurants, cave art galleries, cave museums and many other "troglodyte" attractions.
Also includes 22 walks in cave country.